Postpericardiotomy syndrome after minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair unresponsive to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory treatment.

Abstract

A 14-year-old boy developed postpericardiotomy syndrome after an otherwise uneventful minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair. Dyspnoea, chest pain, and pericardial effusion progressed despite nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory treatment. The symptoms rapidly resolved with intravenous methylprednisolone, and pericardiocentesis was thus avoided. This is the first report of postpericardiotomy syndrome after the Nuss procedure treated with systemic steroids.

• Authors: O J Muensterer, D S Schenk, M Praun, R Boehm, H Till
• Journal: European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie (Eur J Pediatr Surg) Vol. 13 Issue 3 Pg. 206-8 (Jun 2003) ISSN: 0939-7248 [Print] United States
• PMID: 12939707 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Ibuprofen

Topics

• Adolescent
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (therapeutic use)
• Funnel Chest (surgery)
• Humans
• Ibuprofen (therapeutic use)
• Male
• Postoperative Complications (drug therapy)
• Postpericardiotomy Syndrome (drug therapy, etiology)